Liquid dispensing apparatus



Sept. 24, 1929.

B. KONIPOL LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 29, 1927 Patented Sept. 24, 1929 UNITED 1 STATES BENJAMIN KONIPOL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS Application filed December 29, 1927. Serial No. 243,314.

generally, require accurate measuring and a complete enclosure of milk held in bulk. In many places the requirements are so exacting'that the dealer is not allowed to fill milk 1 bottles from the usual bulk containers or cans. Various forms of enclosed measuring devices have been heretofore proposed, but so far as I am aware they areall either complicated and expensive or likely to be inaccurate and unreliable in their operation. Another object is to ensure a complete and repeated stirring of the liquid.

According to my invention, I provide a ladleor measuring device consisting of a.

dipper having anupright handle, the lower end of which is hinged to the dipper. The side of the dipper isdetachably secured to the handle for the purpose of measuring the milk. The handle passes through the cover and is provided with means for automatically tilting the dipper and discharging the contents from a spout at one side.

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of apparatus embodying my invention showing in dotted lines the relative position of the dipper in the filling and. discharging positions, and showing the dipper in cross section in an intermediate position after discharge of the contents.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing the dipper about to be tilted for discharging.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the dipper showing the handle in section.

The can 5 is intended to illustrate any form of can which is usually kept in some form of a refrigerator or container 6.

The invention contemplates the use of a special hood 7 having a neck 8 which will fit into the mouth of the can, a stop flange .9 which will overlap the neck of the can and a suitable cover 10 which is preferably removable and which may be held in place by any suitable means, such as clips 11 hinged to the upper part of the hood. The covermay be provided with a handle 12. The 'hoodtis "provided with a discharge spout 14 which may be provided with a hinged or removable cap 15 normally closing it. This nozzle should be long enough to extend beyondpthe edge of the usual refrigerating container. The dipper 16 may be of any suitableconstruction and of any desired capacity The handle or rod 17 has a foot 18 bent at an angle and hinged to the b'ottom of thedipper at a Joint between the center ofthe dipper and the handle 17 so that the weightof the dipper and contents tends to tip ortiltthe dipper away from thehandle. 'The dipper is provided with a pair ofspring clips 19 near its upper edge adapted to frictionally engage the edges of the handle andhold the dipper upright with its upper edgehorizonta.

The spring 2O is secured to lower end of the handle beneath the dipper and serves-two purposes. It serves as a yielding check for the downward movement of. thedipper' and handle into the can and it alsoservesas stop for limiting the tilting'movement of the dipper, as shown at the top of-Fig: 1.

, The cover is provided with slot 21 through which the handle passes. A guide 22 may be provided; to facilitate the insertion of the handle through the coveri The handle itself may be providedwith acap 23 adapted to cover the opening when the handle is down. The wedge 24 secured to the cover alongside of the slot 21 servesas a disengagingmember and is adapted to fit between the upper edge of the dipper 1'6and thehandle 17 when the dipper is raised to the position shownin Fig.

2. The cam-like member 25 may be secured to the edge of the dipper t0 co-act. withthe wedge 24. This Wedge 24 asthe dipper is -raised forcesthe edge of the dipper away from thehandle, and thus disengages the spring clips 19 and allows .the eccentrically loadeddipper to discharge its contents .into

the spout 14. I also prefer to provide" a receivingpocket 26 at the entrance to thespout 14 so. that all'iof the milk will be certain to be collected and discharged; v

As the handle is released the'dipp'er' will be tilted back toward the handle by its engagement with the partition 27 and the inside of the neck 8, as shown in Fig. 1.- As the dipper is moved below the center, as viewed in Fig. 1, it will again tilt or swing about its hinge connection with the handle so as to bring the open end downward into the milk,

and thus stir up the milk as the handle and dipper are moved to the bottom of the can. This latter is a very important feature since with many dispensing devices and measuring devices it is possible to dip into the can and take up only the thinner milk at the bottom. With my improved device, however, every time that the dipper is used the entire contents of the can is thoroughly stirred. As the dipper strikes the bottom of the can the .clips 19 are again brought into play to connect or secure the side of the dipper to the handle, and thus hold the dipper-in its :proper position for further use.

. The cover may be providedHwith a window 28' if desired.

7 "It should be understood that spring means i'nmight be provided either for lifting. the dipper and handle or depressing them. It

should also be understood that anynumber 0i dippers of'various sizes might be. employed with the same receptacle each operating in the manner herein set forth.

The same construction can, of course, be

used for measuring -.out liquids, such as, .orangeade andtlemonade, or other liquids whenaccuracy and cleanliness are particular- K ly desired.

fluences.

I claim:

1. A liquid measurer, comprising a dipper, a handle havingan angular foot hinged beneath the dippernand spring. means cooperating with said dipper andrhandlei for; detachably securing the side ofthe dipper to the handle.

2. A li uid measurer, comprising a dipper, a handle aving an angular foothinged beneath thejdipper. and means for detachably securingthe side-of the dipper to the handle,

dipper, spring means cooperating with saidv dipper and handle for detachably securing the side of the dipper to the handle, and a spring for cooperation with said handle and dipper to limit tilting of said dipper beneath the dipper.-

4. A liquid measurer, comprising. a container having a side trough and a cover, a tilting dipper having a handle movable through the cover, spring means for inter locking the dipper and handle, and a wedge carried by the cover for releasing said spring means and tilting the dipper.

, ;5. Liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a can having a mouth, a detachable hood having aneck fitted to said m0ut-h,said' hood having a laterally projecting spout with a receiving pocket in the upper part of-xsaid hood, a detachable cover for.- said hood and pocket, a dipper having a substantially-rigid handle one end of. which is hinged to one side of the dipper and the other endof which extendsthrough said cover, andmeans fortilting the dipper when the handle is raisedso as to discharge the contents of the dipper vinto said pocket, said dipper being tilted by grav-' ity when the handle is loweredinto, the can.

6. A. liquid. measurer, adapted .to fit on 0. container andcomprisinga cover for thereontainer, a dipper, a rod projecting through the cover for raising and lowering the dipper and having the dipper hinged theretoadjacent one side of the, dipper bottom, yieldable means engaging saidrod for holding, the dipper when filled,:means for releasing said dipper holding meansto permit tilting of the dipper, an datpassa e arranged to receive the dipper contents. as t edipper is tilted .bysaid releasing means.

- BENJAMINKONI'POL- means for/limitingdownward movement of said dipper and handle and a kick-ofi' spring securedfto the foot beneath the dipper for 00- operation with 'said. limiting-means.

3. A liquid measurer,.comprising adipper,

' a; handle having a foot hinged beneath'the 

